EuroBasket Women 1966

{{More footnotes|date=July 2022}}

{{Infobox FIBA tourney

| gender = women

| continent = Europe

| year = 1966

| logo =

| size =

| caption =

| host = Romania

| host-flagvar = 1965

| dates =

| teams = 12

| federations =

| venues =

| cities =

| champions = URS

|champions-flagvar =1955

| title_number = 8

| mvp =

| ppg_p =

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| website = [http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.compID_pnlxO1HYJhUh,MTfrmUO03.season_1966.html Official website (archive)]

| prevseason = 1964

| nextseason = 1968

}}

The 1966 European Women Basketball Championship, commonly called EuroBasket Women 1966, was the 10th regional championship held by FIBA Europe. The competition was held in Romania. {{nwbt|URS}} won the gold medal and {{nwbt|TCH}} the silver medal while {{nwbt|East Germany}} won the bronze.

Squads

{{main|EuroBasket Women 1966 squads}}

Group stage

=Group A=

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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

width=20|Pl

!width=220|Team

!width=20|Pld

!width=20|W

!width=20|L

!width=20|PF

!width=20|PA

bgcolor=ccffcc

| 1

align="left" | {{flagicon|CZE}} Czechoslovakia

| 5

50362239
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 2

align="left" | {{flagicon|DDR}} East Germany

| 5

41381287
bgcolor=b0e0e6

| 3

align="left" | {{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Bulgaria

| 5

32308268
bgcolor=b0e0e6

| 4

align="left" | {{flagicon|YUG}} Yugoslavia

| 5

23360342
5align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} France

| 5

14250315
6align="left" | {{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany

| 5

05206416


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style="font-size:90%; margin: 0 auto;"
October 1 18:30align="right" | East Germany {{flagicon|DDR}}align="center"| 105–51{{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany
October 1 19:50align="right" | Bulgaria {{flagicon|BUL|1946}}align="center"| 63–56{{flagicon|FRA}} France
October 1 21:10align="right" | Czechoslovakia {{flagicon|CZE}}align="center"| 74–56{{flagicon|YUG}} Yugoslavia
October 2 18:00align="right" | Bulgaria {{flagicon|BUL|1946}}align="center"| 75–30{{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany
October 2 19:20align="right" | Yugoslavia {{flagicon|YUG}}align="center"| 74–60{{flagicon|FRA}} France
October 2 20:40align="right" | Czechoslovakia {{flagicon|CZE}}align="center"| 69–54{{flagicon|DDR}} East Germany
October 3 18:00align="right" | Czechoslovakia {{flagicon|CZE}}align="center"| 87–33{{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany
October 3 19:20align="right" | East Germany {{flagicon|DDR}}align="center"| 72–45{{flagicon|FRA}} France
October 3 20:40align="right" | Bulgaria {{flagicon|BUL|1946}}align="center"| 67–55{{flagicon|YUG}} Yugoslavia
October 4 18:00align="right" | France {{flagicon|FRA}}align="center"| 48–39{{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany
October 4 19:20align="right" | East Germany {{flagicon|DDR}}align="center"| 88–74{{flagicon|YUG}} Yugoslavia
October 4 20:40align="right" | Czechoslovakia {{flagicon|CZE}}align="center"| 65–55{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Bulgaria
October 5 18:00align="right" | Yugoslavia {{flagicon|YUG}}align="center"| 101–53{{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany
October 5 19:20align="right" | Czechoslovakia {{flagicon|CZE}}align="center"| 67–41{{flagicon|FRA}} France
October 5 20:40align="right" | East Germany {{flagicon|DDR}}align="center"| 62–48{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Bulgaria

|}

=Group B=

width="50%" |

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

width=20|Pl

!width=220|Team

!width=20|Pld

!width=20|W

!width=20|L

!width=20|PF

!width=20|PA

bgcolor=ccffcc

| 1

align="left" | {{flagicon|URS|1955}} Soviet Union

| 5

50385229
bgcolor=ccffcc

| 2

align="left" | {{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Romania

| 5

41365309
bgcolor=b0e0e6

| 3

align="left" | {{flagicon|POL}} Poland

| 5

32345284
bgcolor=b0e0e6

| 4

align="left" | {{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands

| 5

23283353
5align="left" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Italy

| 5

14236328
6align="left" | {{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary

| 5

05245356


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October 1 18:00align="right" | Poland {{flagicon|POL}}align="center"| 72–52{{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary
October 1 19:20align="right" | Soviet Union {{flagicon|URS|1955}}align="center"| 87–26{{flagicon|ITA}} Italy
October 1 20:40align="right" | Romania {{flagicon|ROM|1965}}align="center"| 86–67{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands
October 2 18:00align="right" | Netherlands {{flagicon|NED}}align="center"| 48–45{{flagicon|ITA}} Italy
October 2 19:20align="right" | Soviet Union {{flagicon|URS|1955}}align="center"| 78–33{{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary
October 2 20:40align="right" | Romania {{flagicon|ROM|1965}}align="center"| 66–64{{flagicon|POL}} Poland
October 3 18:00align="right" | Soviet Union {{flagicon|URS|1955}}align="center"| 76–45{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands
October 3 19:20align="right" | Poland {{flagicon|POL}}align="center"| 73–48{{flagicon|ITA}} Italy
October 3 20:40align="right" | Romania {{flagicon|ROM|1965}}align="center"| 73–45{{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary
October 4 18:00align="right" | Poland {{flagicon|POL}}align="center"| 76–50{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands
October 4 19:20align="right" | Soviet Union {{flagicon|URS|1955}}align="center"| 76–65{{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Romania
October 4 20:40align="right" | Italy {{flagicon|ITA}}align="center"| 60–45{{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary
October 5 18:00align="right" | Netherlands {{flagicon|NED}}align="center"| 73–70{{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary
October 5 19:20align="right" | Soviet Union {{flagicon|URS|1955}}align="center"| 68–60{{flagicon|POL}} Poland
October 5 20:40align="right" | Romania {{flagicon|ROM|1965}}align="center"| 75–57{{flagicon|ITA}} Italy

|}

Play-off stages

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{{Round4-with third

|RD1=Semifinals

|RD2=Final

|Consol=Third place

|October 8 20:40 |{{flagicon|CZE}} Czechoslovakia|83|{{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Romania|54

|October 8 19:20 |{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Soviet Union|93|{{flagicon|DDR}} East Germany|69

|October 9 19:50|{{flagicon|CZE}} Czechoslovakia|66|{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Soviet Union|74

|October 9 18:40|{{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Romania|60|{{flagicon|DDR}} East Germany|65}}


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{| style="font-size:90%; margin: 0 auto;"

9th to 12th places
October 7 10:00align="right" | Hungary {{flagicon|HUN}}align="center"| 66–65{{flagicon|FRA}} France
October 7 10:20align="right" | Italy {{flagicon|ITA}}align="center"| 63–50{{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany
5th to 8th places
October 8 11:40align="right" | Yugoslavia {{flagicon|YUG}}align="center"| 70–67{{flagicon|POL}} Poland
October 8 18:00align="right" | Netherlands {{flagicon|NED}}align="center"| 56–53{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Bulgaria
11th place
October 9 10:00align="right" | France {{flagicon|FRA}}align="center"| 71–43{{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany
9th place
October 9 10:00align="right" | Hungary {{flagicon|HUN}}align="center"| 65–57{{flagicon|ITA}} Italy
7th place
October 9 16:00align="right" | Bulgaria {{flagicon|BUL|1946}}align="center"| 70–56{{flagicon|POL}} Poland
5th place
October 9 17:20align="right" | Netherlands {{flagicon|NED}}align="center"| 66–57{{flagicon|YUG}} Yugoslavia

|}

{{winners|bkw|1966 FIBA European Women's Basketball Championship champion|Soviet Union|Eighth|1955}}

Final ranking

class="wikitable"

!Rank

!width=200|Team

!width=20|PE

bgcolor=gold

|align=center|File:gold medal icon.svg

{{flagicon|URS|1955}} Soviet Union{{same position}}
bgcolor=silver

|align=center|File:silver medal icon.svg

{{flagicon|CZE}} Czechoslovakia{{rise}}1
bgcolor=cc9966

|align=center|File:bronze medal icon.svg

{{flagicon|DDR}} East Germany{{rise}}3
align=center|4{{flagicon|ROM|1965}} Romania{{same position}}
align=center|5{{flagicon|NED}} Netherlands{{New entry}}
align=center|6{{flagicon|YUG}} Yugoslavia{{rise}}1
align=center|7{{flagicon|BUL|1946}} Bulgaria{{fall}}5
align=center|8{{flagicon|POL}} Poland{{fall}}3
align=center|9{{flagicon|HUN}} Hungary{{fall}}1
align=center|10{{flagicon|ITA}} Italy{{fall}}1
align=center|11{{flagicon|FRA}} France{{fall}}1
align=center|12{{flagicon|FRG}} West Germany{{New entry}}

References

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